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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-25
A BATCH OF POETRY.
Sosne Very Creditable Verse
Reeieds off by Two Northwest
ern Knights OF the Grin.

4.
erin Knights OF the Grip.
The commercial travellers of the
Northwest are chock full of poetical
ideas which sort of gush forth with a
gurgilng, outrageous guSh when they
IND themselves alone and miles from
the hearts that SympathiZe with theirs.
He who picks up Northwestern trav-
cling man for cOld-hearted, unfeeliDg
callous individual, with nothing in his
mead but a schedule Of prices, is a long
distance oil the track. Below are pub
llShed two poems contributed by North
western boys that are a big improve
ment on some of the nervous iangle
thatf6 being periodically thrown off nv
Tennyson and the ode to Minnesota
might be credited to Longfellow with
out dIScredit to that renowned writer of
rhyme: 1t IS the work of modest
knight of the grip who travels from ST.
Iaul and signs himself Larry" Here
it is:
ODE TO MINNESOTA.
Minnesota, land OF waters:
han. TO thee song | sing:
falrest are thy sons and daughters
- Bounteous gifts thy harvests bring.
Balmy breezes. sweet, refreshing,
ran The brow of man and maid.
bringing on their wings. blessing
health. and natures debt unpaid.
Mill and workshops noisy rattle
Rings paen on the air,
On the hillside browsing cattle
shape the landscape wondrous fair.
Hhlle adOWn the graSs-grown meadow.
SOUNDS the merry reaper's cry
III III me evenings lengthening shadow
III the toilers homeward HE.
Finny tribes in countless number
Ell thy lakes and rivers clear.
Making each returning summer
10 the sportsman's heart most dear
Hlile from out thy leafy woodland
ilngs the rifles sharp report.
Telling that this generous good land
Gives the hunter gladso,fle sport.
Far from out thy pine-clad meadow
mississippi takes her birth.
Passing swiftly as shadow
GraudeSt river on the earth
Nearing on its bosom flowing.
TO the worlds great marts Of trade.
Houses, goods. and richest showing.
Earth produces, man hath made.
Forth the man of education
From thy colleges alight;
Grasps the rudder of the nation.
Guides the ship of state Alright.
From cathedrals holy recess,
lark. the word of God is given:
holy priest and piotis abbess
Lead the sinner into heaven.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-25

Grafton that has no railroad connection,
and late one afternoon jim concluded
to ride over to the town horseback and
return that evening. BY doing this he
could leave Grafton on the morning
train for Fargo. lie rode over to the
town and transacted his business.
About Q O'Clock he mounted his horse
and started on his return trip. He rode
at an easy pace over the prairie for half
an hour, when the horse showed signs of
nervousness. Jim wasn't much of a con
noiSseGr in horse flesh and was at loss
to understand the cause of the animals
irritaOleneSS. He was not 10 remain in
ignorance lOng, however. for peculiar
howl went up from behind him, and
locking back over his shoulders he saw
Il group OF tank. CHASTITY forms Looping to-
wards him at brisk gait They
were wolves, and Jim'S blood gave
rush TO his head, and with
his heart in his throat he laid
the whip across the horses TANKS with
considerable force, and the animal
sprang forward like shot.
At this the entire pack of wolves
seemed to go crazy. and. bowling like
demons. they came after the flying
horse like incarnate spirits. Jim'S
horse was good one and he led the
race nobly for half hour, during which
time Jim had succeeded in losing his
bearings. and was rushing through the
darkness with no idea of where he was
going. The wolves gradually gained
on the horse, which began to
show signs of weakening, and jim
saw that unless something unforeseen
turned up in his favor, he would
probably be torn to pieces by the hun
CRY WTetcheS at the horses heels. The
wolves were hardly ten feet behind. the
horse, and every leap was bringing
them nearer. The horse was painting
painful 'iy, and paid no heed to the whip
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-25
COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS.
Jim Reynolds Has Narrow Escape
Prom Being Eaten Up BY Hun
CRY Wolves.
Touching "Reminiscences of Boat Ride
On the Bosom OF White
Bear Lake.
Pacific Coast Commercial Travellers
vino Are Bound to Travel on
Railroad Passes.
CHASED BY WOLVES.

Jim Reynolds Terrible Expert
ence in North Dakota Last
NVanI-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-25

DINING from the
North is the report
that Jim Reynolds,
better known as
Roots and Herbs,
a few days ago had u
very narrow escape
from being torn to
pieces by prairie
wolves between Graf
ton and Devils Lake.
There's a little town
about ten miles from
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-25
Crookston.

Mrs. c. E. Dampier entertained a
party Of her young friends at cards on
Friday evening at the residence of her
mother, Mrs. Carruth.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
gave a sociable at the rectory on
Wednesday evening, which was en-
joyed by all present.
Miss Joephine Sletten has returned
from st. Paul, where she has been attend
ing school at st. Joseph academy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee and daughter, of
Buffalo, n. Y, arrived in the city last
week on visit to W. r. Lee.
Miss Alice Thompson has returned
from Philadelphia, where she has been
spending the winter.
Miss Inez McGrew has finished her
term of teaching at Jacksonville, and is
now at home again.
Miss Lola Box came in from Hewitt
Friday evening to spend Sunday with
her parents.
Mrs. c. L. Peabody, of st. Paul, was
in the city last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peek made flying trip
to Fishers last week.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-25

ing $3.50 from the person OF Mary
nbets; had his case continued TIL
Tnna 90 AIRY trial.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-25
Will Resist Payment.

LOUISVILLE, KY, June M.-United
States Marshal Gross returned from.
Taylor county. Kentucky, to-day, where
he went to take the initial steps toseol-.
lect taxes for the paymentof the county
railroad bonds of the Cumberland IL
Ohio railroad in accordance with judg-
ments issued by Judge Howell E. Jack
SON at a recent term of the United
States circuit court. Hereports the cit
liens of the county in a very bad tenn
per and determined not to
pay the taxes. The threat was
made that a mandate of the court
could only be executed at the loss of
many lives. Marshal Gross is determ-
med to execute the judgement to collect
the taxes, even if he has to call for
United States troops to aid him in as
sorting his authority. He returned to
the city this evening to consult with the
United States district attorney, leaving
a deputy on the ground. There is
great excitement at Campbellsville. the
county seat of Taylor county. The
amount of taxes involved is $4,000, in
this particular case, though the total
amount due the bondholders from other
counties, amount to about S25O, 900. The
road was never built.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-25
THE TRAVELLING MEN.
They Propose to Bring the Rail-
roads to Terms.


ST. LOUIS, June A.-The Travellers
Protective association resumed the SEES
sion to-day and w. j. Foreman, of Hill
nois; John RosOi, of Kansas; j. c..
Simmering, of Michigan; j. C. Shields,
of Wisconsin, and w. A. Warner, of
Massachusetts,, were elected directors.
A committee was appointed to draft a
scheme OF insurance. An apprOpria-
tiOn of $1,000 was made in partial pay
ment for services of President PinneH,
last year. The question of admitting
merchants as members was again
opened but suspended after great
effort, to hear the report of the railroad
committee, who announced they
had their war paint on, and offered the
following:
Resolved, That we, the Travellers Protect
i've Association of the United States, i'll con-
vention assembled, demand from the railroad
companies of the United States that recogni-
ton which is in obedience with the law and
consistent with business principles and
equity. Recognizing the fact that all sec
tons of our country cannot be governed bya
uniform rate of fare we demand that LOCO
and 5000 mile tickets be sold to the CONNER
cial travellers in the New England, Eastern,
Middle and Western states to the Missouri
river; also in the Southern states and all
states and territories west of the Missouri
river, at materially reduced rates, and that
these tickets shall be acceptable on
freight trains. We also demand for
our fraternity throughout the entire
railroad system of the United States
uniform allowance of $50 pounds
free baggage. We demand for commercial
travellers week and excursion tickets overall
lines of railroad except where shown to be
absolutely inexpedient, and we hereby pledge
ourselves to accept any and all consistent
safeguards which the ruilroad completes
may deem necessary for their protection
against the abuse of concessions granted1Gs
We also believe it our duty to ask nothing
that is not consistent with conservative bust
ness principles and it is hereby further re-
solved that we will stand firm and unfalter-
ing to obey the commands of our authorized
officials when they believe it to the interests
OF the association to exert our influence in
diyerting business from one channel to Am
other. 3G:-
The resolution was unanimously
adopted. The next convention wi4ibe
held at MinneanOlis. = =; -. = : t9o
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-02
Sound Democratic Sense.
IN Y Herald

What the Democratic party will
require next year is a ticket which
will most surely carry the election.
If, when the time for nomination
comes, Mr.. Cleveland seems to be
the man for the head of the ticket,
the Democratic Convention would
be silly not to renominate him,
whether this should be agreeable
to him or not. If success should
be more certain with some one
else, no doubt it will take that man.
1t is a question which cannot be
decided until the time comes, and
we have no doubt Mr.. Cleveland
will consider the other question
whether he would accept a renom-
ination-when it is offered him,
and not until then.
Meantime we recall to the rec
objection of Democrats who want
their party to win in 1888, certain
words of Mr.. Randall:
"We can more easily re-elect Mr.
Cleveland than elect a new man.
Or, to put this in a different shape
if we can not reflect Mr., Cleve.
land, he having accomplished il
part or in whole the reforms de.
sired by the people, then we car
not elect any one. We must clus
ter around him and his admins
tration, and thus keep our party
together, strengthen it and enable
it to meet its opponents in 1885
with a solid 'front.'"
This is sound Democratic sense
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-02

The saloon keepers in Pennsyl-
vania who are dreading the opera
ton of the High License law have
plenty of time to prepare for it
The law will not go into effect I'M
til July LIST, and licenses obtained
under Inc old law will doubtless
be valid for thoir unexpired term.
They may also be somewhat COM
forted by the knowledge that the
conservatism of Pennsylvania leg
islation has stood them in good
stead. In several Of the Western
States the rates of license are much
higher and the restrictive features
more harsh. The High License
law, for example, which will go
into operation in the State of Min
nesota on July LIST will fix the IL
ccnse fee at $1,000 in st. Paul and
Minneapolis and $500 elsewhere
in the State. A similar law is pro-
ducing very satisfactory results in
Missouri. The liquor seller in
Pennsylvania is, comparatively
speaking, a favored man.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-02

The Cleveland Plain Dealer in
referring to the threat of old Madi-
son Wells, of Louisiana Returning
Board infamy, to tell what he
knows about the gigantic crime OF
1875, that made Rutherford B.
Hayes President, disposes of the
matter in the following pointed
and truthful remarks: "The old
man complains that he is in hard
luck, and that he never got his pay
for his share in that great crime
The substance of his story is that
he was promised an office for his
share in the act that counted HAYES
in, and failing to get that, was
promised half the proceeds of the
office from the man who did get it.
The rascality of that undertaking
descended tothe very lowest agents,
and the thieves who stole the Pres
idency proceeded to defraud each
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-02

1t is always better to judge par
ties by their performances rather
than by their proclamations. The
Republican party has always claim
ed, in season and out of season, to
be the single, steadfast and devot-
ed friend of the soldier man. The
records of the Pension Office do not
appear to bear out this claim
Under Democratic administration,
while the Pension Office is carried
on at reduced expense, its opera
tons have almost doubled in eff
cheney. The soldiers are getting
the money voted for them by Con-
gress, the bulk of business in ar
rears has been greatly diminished,
and order and efficiency are the rule.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-02

other, SO that old Wells, having
done what John Sherman, Zach
Chandler and the other %conspira-
tors required of him, was cheated
out of his price. Now in his old
age he threatens to bring suit and
open up all the information in his
possession to the courts. 1t is not
likely that this lesser rascal in a
gigantic scheme of villainy plan
ned and contrived by the leaders
of a great political party can tell
anything now that is not known
He might be able to supply some
unimportant details as to how the
theft of the Presidency was carried
out, but the main facts in that
monstrous crime have long since
been made known to the world and
have gone upon record. That the
crime was accomplished is known
and by whom it was planned and
carried out is known. What the
subordinate rascals, the mere tools
of the greater villains did, or what
they were to be paid does not mat
ter now. The affair has passed
into history and nothing that can
now or that ever can be revealed
in regard to it will either add to
or take from the odium that will
forever attach to the men who plan
ned it and the party in whose in
terest it was carried out"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-02
swept the Radical party, at least

swept the Radical party, at least
morally, forever from power,
Now if the Radical party,in the
flush of its power, in possession of
the spoils and muniments of VIC
tory, without conscience, without
hesitancy, with 100000 dead
Democrats in their soldier graves.
1,20O,OOO living Democrats cut off
from the suffrage, 100000 fresh
negro votes enrolled for it's work
with all this extraneous aid and
these enormous numbers annexed
to it's regular party organhation-
if it could not maintain Itself in
power thus, how, in the name ofqall
that is logical, and where in the
name of all who vote, is it going to
get votes enough to return to pow.
er? It is as dead as Hector!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-02

In Milwaukee the active spirits
among Knights of Labor have
come to the sensible conclusion
that in arbitration exists the best
known bridge for crossing the
stream of trouble between employ
ers and employees. In that city,
where SO many furious labor con-
ficts have arisen, the Knights have
decided to establish q tribunal for
the settlement of bread-winning
disputes, and the tribunal is, OF
course, to be composed of repre-
sentatives of prominent manufac-
turing interests and representa-
tives of workingmen's organiza-
tons. This example might be fol
lowed in other cities to the great
advantage of all persons concerned.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-02

Senator Daniel w. Voorhees,, Of
Indiana, expresses the opinion that
President Cleveland will be renom-
mated and reelected, and says that
his State will give its Electoral
votes to the Democratic candidates
next year, whoever they may be.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-02

III. G. Gould, our townsman,"
never complained of the President
for not getting the Collectorship
of the. Sixth District, but of the
dishonest methods used to defeat
him. But even if he did, his Dem
ocracy is of too long standing to
be storm up I'VE either personal
or party ~reverses. 'Rah for GRO
YER for q second term.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-02

If John Sherman had not been
mixed up in the great Presidential
fraud of 1876, he might be looked
upon as one of the "pure men" in
public life. He will never be Pres
ident of the United States. He
never ought to be.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-02

The Licking county Democrats
in mass convention endorsed the
administration and instructed their
delegates to support Thurman for
Governor. There is no sense in in
structing for Thurman when it is
known he viii not accept.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-02

When the President vetoed the
Dayton public building bill, he in
timated very strongly thathe would
abolish that Revenue District, and
there is no use of making a fuss
over the business.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-02

The head of the New Paris MIR
ror is changed-we mean the paper
and not the editor. It also has
been enlarged and otherwise cred
itably improved.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-02

The Democratic party has never
yet been made to relinquish the
Presidency after a single term. To
be more explicit, Democracy has
never been defeated in a contest
following Immediately upon its
return to power, but has unvary-
Iingly been successful for several
terms. The Republican party has
not enjoyed a corresponding his
tory. A contemporary has COM
piled a statement of Democratic
succession which is pat to our pur-
pose in this instance, and we here
with make use of it:
"From 1904 to 1924 the Demo-
Gratis were in uninterrupted con-
troll of the Government. In 1924
they lost it to the Wings by a trick
which forever cost the Presidency
to Henry Clay. In 1928 the Dem
ocrats regained control. In 1910
they lost it by the election of Har-
rison. Harrison died one month
after his Inauguration, and his Vice
President, Tyler, turning Democrat,
the party returned to power. In
1874 the Democrats elected their
own nominee. In 1913 the Wings
elected Taylor. He died within a
year, and his Vice President, like
all who have succeeded their SUI
periors, modified his political
views. Fillmore turned Know
Nothing. This again gave the
Democrats full sway. In 1852 the
Democrats again returned to pow
er by electing Pierce. Pierce was
succeeded by Buchanan, Democrat.
Thus far it is seen that while Dem
ocrat succeeded Democrat, no
President of the opposition was re-
elected, nor did the opposition up
to that time succeed in putting any
other of its candidates into the
succession.
Well, after Buchanan, the Del
uge That is, the War. There is
something in this connection on
which we will lay stress. Lincoln
Republican, }, who succeeded Bu-
chanan, lacked 100000 votes of a
majority, and it is a fact beyond
the pale of contradiction hat no
Republican President ever devel-
oped by the vote he received a clear
preference by all the people of the
United States during the whole ca
reer of the party. Let us see. We
have said that in 1860 Lincoln
lacked 100000 votes of a MAORI
ty. In 1864 twelve States, whose
would have overwhelm-
ed his reelection, took no part in
the contest. In 1868 the Republi-
can party, after having e~nfranchis-
ed 100000 negro voters and dis
franchised 100000 white voters,
obtained, after herculean and fraud
ulent efforts, a majority of about
300, 900 on the popular vote. In 1872
by efforts such rs seem at this dis
lance of time almost superhuman
in their strength, and unbelievable
their audacity and enormity,
was reelected. In 1876
the first contest for twelve years in
which there was a fair fighting
chance for the Democrats-they
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-02

Secretary Eamar will open all in
demnity lands to settlement so that
the corporations shall have no SUI
perior right of selection over citi-
zens. The Indian severality law
is to be enforced, and the Interior
Department will SO directits policy
as to effect the abolition of the In
dian Bureau at an early day.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-02

1t seems that Governor J. B. For
aker showed his little partisanism
at the unwilling of the Steedman
monument at Toledo. Foraker was
born with a very narrow mind and
can't help showing it upon every
public occasion.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-02

The Lebanon Star, the Republi-
can organ of Warren county, says
it might as well be admitted by
Republicans that Campbell is a
strong man." And might as well
have added, cannot be beat.n
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-02

State Attorney Kohler will not
BET candidate for reelection. He
has no faith in the Republicans
carrying the State and don't want
to be sacrificed.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-02

We don't believe that the consol.
idation of the Sixth Ohio Revenue
District with the First, will lose
the State of Ohio for President
Clevelandi
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-02

Hon. james E. Campbell is the
man who can walk off with the
Governorship of Ohio next Novcm-
Der.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-02

The growing popularity of Presi-
dent Cleveland for a second term is
giving some of the Republican ru'
raj journals the sim jams"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-02

The New York Sun ia in favor of a vacci-
nation day in order 70 give the cranks and
fools and humbugs a cbance.-Star
Dana would come under the head
of "cranks.o
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-02
To Whom It May Concern.

NOTICE is hereby given that the County
~ Commissioners intend to locate and build
on the Infirmary farm, a boiler and fuel house.
And that petitions for, or remonstrance
against the location of the same will be heard
at the Auditors Office on WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 22d, 1887, at 10 O'Clock a. m.
By order of Board of County Commission
ers. W. G.. DOVE,
may26-41 Auditor.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-02
Notice to Contractors for Ma.
6OnFy. .Sr.R =

SEALED BIDS will be received at the Aid
~ itor's Office, SATURDAY, JuNE 18th, 1887,
by the Commissioners of Preble Co.; O., for
the construction of two sbutments for bridge
over Leslie's Run on Enterprise road, near
school house No. ], Lanier township. Esti-
mate 140 cubic yards.
Bids must be for cubic yard of masonry and
for 100 feet b. NJ. for timber.
Specifications on file in Auditors office.
Commissioners reserve the right to reject
any or all bids. =
By order of County Commissioners.
W. C. DOVE, Auditor.
R. E. LOWRY, Engineer.
lmay19-4l
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-02

The widely known Opera Comique
was burned at Paris on the 18th of
May and over one hundr lost !!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-02

The DEMOCRAT is as ready to de-
nounce a rascaliy Democrat as a
dishonest Republican.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-02

Think of 1,2O0poor, over-worked
street car horses perishing in a con-.
f1agration in New York city !
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-02
DAVID PETERS.

CPEC1AL ATTENTION given to the
- Buying and Selling of Real Estate,
Borrowing and Looming Money. Fire
Insurance Policies Issued in frst-class
companies at reasonable rates.
Office, Homan's corner, North Barron
Street, opposite Post Office, Eaton, O.
[janS, 'S4-lyl
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-02
Editor.
The State Treasury is empty
Republicans are in power.

Ex-senator Allen G.. Thurman
positively declines being a candi-
date for Governor.